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Welcome to Kicking the Seat!

Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).

The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar NoéRachel BrosnahanAmy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.

Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.

Ep1014: SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999) - LIVE 25th Anniversary Review

Ep1014: SOUTH PARK: BIGGER, LONGER & UNCUT (1999) - LIVE 25th Anniversary Review

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut turned 25 recently, and Earth's Mightiest Critics are ready to celebrate with a foul-mouthed frenzy--a virtual caca cacophony!

Okay, not really. But we will look back on Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 1999 big-screen adaptation of their revolutionary Comedy Central cartoon, which finds Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny awash in controversy over their desire to see the R-rated Terrance and Phillip Movie. This small-town scrape over appropriate media for children soon escalates into a full-scale culture war--and possibly a World War spearheaded by Saddam Hussein and Satan!

Oh, and did we mention it's one of the catchiest musicals of all time?

Join us as we sing praises, sling spoilers, and wrestle with the eternal "old movie" problem: "Could they make this today?"

Plus: We answer your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!

Show Links

  • Watch the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut trailer.

  • Find out where to watch the South Park movie at JustWatch!

Ep1015: MAXXXINE (2024) - Round Table Review

Ep1015: MAXXXINE (2024) - Round Table Review

Ep1013: IndieSeen: NYC Indie Arthouse Summer 2024 Filmmaker Panel

Ep1013: IndieSeen: NYC Indie Arthouse Summer 2024 Filmmaker Panel